Wesley Works Editorial Project Site
The Wesley Words Editorial Project has launched a new website which provides updated information on forthcoming and planned volumes. Dr Geordan Hammond, Manchester Wesley Research Centre Co- Director, has been assigned as Unit Editor for Volume 16: Catechetical/Educational Works.
http://acwr.edu.au/latest-updates/
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
When is Notre Dame's Old 2 Gold "Yard Sale" (at County Fairgrounds)?
Saturday, June 11, 2016, 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Annual Old2Gold Yard Sale
This year's sale will be held at the St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds, 5117 Ironwood Road, in South Bend. A map and parking information will be made available in late May 2016.
Old2Gold is the University's most significant community-based sustainability initiative. At the end of each school year, students are encouraged to donate items such as furniture, mini fridges, bicycles, clothes and other goods that may otherwise end up in a landfill. The participating organizations receive 100 percent of the revenue generated through Old2Gold.
The 2015 sale raised $36,568 for the 21 local community service organizations that operated the sale.
For more information, visit old2gold.nd.edu or follow @old2gold on Twitter.
Questions about the sale can be directed to old2gold@nd.edu.
Old2Gold is the University's most significant community-based sustainability initiative. At the end of each school year, students are encouraged to donate items such as furniture, mini fridges, bicycles, clothes and other goods that may otherwise end up in a landfill. The participating organizations receive 100 percent of the revenue generated through Old2Gold.
The 2015 sale raised $36,568 for the 21 local community service organizations that operated the sale.
For more information, visit old2gold.nd.edu or follow @old2gold on Twitter.
Questions about the sale can be directed to old2gold@nd.edu.
Town Hall with Pres. Obama -- Elkhart, IN as host town; moderator is Gwen Ifill of PBS News Hour
Watch live on Wed. June 1, 2016 at 8 p.m. Eastern / 7 p.m. Central Time as President Barack Obama holds a town hall discussion with the residents of Elkhart, Indiana, hosted by PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill. Elkhart was the first town Obama visited after he won the presidency in 2008, and he’s visited the town five times as a politician. The town has been home to a resilient middle-class economy, thanks to the local manufacturing industry, and the White House considers it representative of the nation’s economic recovery of the last eight years.
Gwen Ifill will open the program with an interview with Mr. Obama and then transition into a discussion with the town’s residents. Health care, the economy, social issues – everything will be on the table in the wide-ranging conversation driven by the residents of Elkhart.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/watch-live-president-obamas-town-hall-in-elkhart-indiana/
Gwen Ifill will open the program with an interview with Mr. Obama and then transition into a discussion with the town’s residents. Health care, the economy, social issues – everything will be on the table in the wide-ranging conversation driven by the residents of Elkhart.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/watch-live-president-obamas-town-hall-in-elkhart-indiana/
Monday, May 30, 2016
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Arlington National Cemetery
post at NY TIMES list serv for Memorial Day 2016:
ON THIS DAY
On
May 30, 1958, unidentified soldiers killed in
World War II and the Korean conflict were
buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
World War II and the Korean conflict were
buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Saturday, May 28, 2016
President Reagan -- Arlington -- 1984 -- on this date
Noted in NY TIMES dot-com List Serv:
ON THIS DAY
On
May 28, 1984, President Reagan led a state funeral
at Arlington National Cemetery for an
unidentified American soldier killed in the Vietnam War.
at Arlington National Cemetery for an
unidentified American soldier killed in the Vietnam War.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Happy Birthday, Julia Ward Howe (lyricist of "Battle Hymn of the Republic")
May 27 is the the birthday of Julia Ward Howe, born on this date in 1819. Most people know her as the woman who wrote “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” She was also a writer, a suffragist, and an abolitionist.
Julia Ward was born in New York City. She took charge of her own education, and made good use of the books her brother sent home from Europe. She married Samuel Gridley Howe — a doctor and a teacher for the blind — in 1843. He was 18 years older than she was, and they didn’t always agree on the proper role for a woman. Howe was very traditional and expected his wife to confine her life to the domestic sphere, but Julia was intelligent, educated, and inquisitive. She was fluent in seven languages and longed for a life outside the home. She settled for reading books on philosophy and being a writer. In 1846, she started a novel called The Hermaphrodite. She said, “It is not, understand me, a moral and fashionable work, destined to be published in three volumes, but the history of a strange being, written as truly as I know how to write it.” She never published the book, or even finished it, but it was in a collection that her granddaughter donated to Harvard. A graduate student discovered it in 1977 and it was finally published in 2004.
Howe published two books of poetry: Passion Flowers (1854) and Words for the Hour (1857). Her poems were very frank, and many people — including her husband — felt she exposed too many personal details. Their marriage was strained but they maintained a good working relationship on the inflammatory abolitionist paper The Commonwealth. She also wrote a play, a travel book, and a biography of Margaret Fuller.
In 1861, she accompanied her husband on a trip to Washington, D.C., to deliver medical supplies. She would often sing popular songs of the day with the Union troops. One of those songs was called “John Brown’s Body,” which was a marching song. One early morning, she was struck by the idea of writing new, Christian lyrics to the tune of “John Brown’s Body.” She called her new song “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and it was originally published as a poem in Atlantic Monthly. She was paid four dollars. The song became popular among Union soldiers and, later, among abolitionists. It’s reported that Abraham Lincoln cried the first time he heard it.
After the Civil War ended, Howe became involved with the suffragist movement and other causes to advance women’s rights. She organized the New England Woman Suffrage Association in 1868. In spite of their common cause, Howe and woman suffrage activists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony often butted heads over matters of strategy and ideology.
In 1908, she became the first woman to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She continued publishing; she founded the literary journal Northern Lights, and also Women’s Journal, which she ran for many years. She also helped establish the Mother’s Day holiday, which she envisioned as a solemn day on which mothers from around the globe would meet to discuss world peace.
Julia Ward Howe is the subject of a new biography by literary critic Elaine Showalter. The book is called The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe, and it just came out this spring (2016).
from WRITER's ALMANAC (American Public Media: Garrison Keillor) http://writersalmanac.org
Julia Ward was born in New York City. She took charge of her own education, and made good use of the books her brother sent home from Europe. She married Samuel Gridley Howe — a doctor and a teacher for the blind — in 1843. He was 18 years older than she was, and they didn’t always agree on the proper role for a woman. Howe was very traditional and expected his wife to confine her life to the domestic sphere, but Julia was intelligent, educated, and inquisitive. She was fluent in seven languages and longed for a life outside the home. She settled for reading books on philosophy and being a writer. In 1846, she started a novel called The Hermaphrodite. She said, “It is not, understand me, a moral and fashionable work, destined to be published in three volumes, but the history of a strange being, written as truly as I know how to write it.” She never published the book, or even finished it, but it was in a collection that her granddaughter donated to Harvard. A graduate student discovered it in 1977 and it was finally published in 2004.
Howe published two books of poetry: Passion Flowers (1854) and Words for the Hour (1857). Her poems were very frank, and many people — including her husband — felt she exposed too many personal details. Their marriage was strained but they maintained a good working relationship on the inflammatory abolitionist paper The Commonwealth. She also wrote a play, a travel book, and a biography of Margaret Fuller.
In 1861, she accompanied her husband on a trip to Washington, D.C., to deliver medical supplies. She would often sing popular songs of the day with the Union troops. One of those songs was called “John Brown’s Body,” which was a marching song. One early morning, she was struck by the idea of writing new, Christian lyrics to the tune of “John Brown’s Body.” She called her new song “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and it was originally published as a poem in Atlantic Monthly. She was paid four dollars. The song became popular among Union soldiers and, later, among abolitionists. It’s reported that Abraham Lincoln cried the first time he heard it.
After the Civil War ended, Howe became involved with the suffragist movement and other causes to advance women’s rights. She organized the New England Woman Suffrage Association in 1868. In spite of their common cause, Howe and woman suffrage activists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony often butted heads over matters of strategy and ideology.
In 1908, she became the first woman to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She continued publishing; she founded the literary journal Northern Lights, and also Women’s Journal, which she ran for many years. She also helped establish the Mother’s Day holiday, which she envisioned as a solemn day on which mothers from around the globe would meet to discuss world peace.
Julia Ward Howe is the subject of a new biography by literary critic Elaine Showalter. The book is called The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe, and it just came out this spring (2016).
from WRITER's ALMANAC (American Public Media: Garrison Keillor) http://writersalmanac.org
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Prayer for May 24 (Anniversary of Aldersgate Conversion - John Wesley) - Methodist Prayer dot-org
Collect of the day
God of mercy,who inspired John and Charles Wesley with zeal for your gospel:
grant to all people boldness to proclaim your word
and a heart ever to rejoice in singing your praises;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
http://www.methodistprayer.org/morning/2016/5/23/tuesday-morning-may-24?platform=hootsuite
Monday, May 23, 2016
Council of Bishops, United Methodist denomination, TO: Conferences, Lay & Clergy, Congregations
May 23, 2016
Washington, D.C.: Reviving a tradition that is more than 200 years old, the United Methodist Council of Bishops sent this letter today to the people of The United Methodist Church following the 2016 General Conference, held in Portland, Oregon, May 10-20. The letter reads as follows:
“To the people of The United Methodist Church:
The Council of Bishops brings you greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has called us to be servant leaders of the church. In 1812, Bishop Francis Asbury, Bishop William McKendree and General Conference Secretary Daniel Hitt sent the first letter to churches following General Conference. This letter seeks to revive that tradition. Many bishops will also be communicating individually with their own areas.
Hundreds of lay and clergy delegates from around the world gathered in Portland, Oregon, along with bishops and pastors, church members and staff, volunteers and visitors, to engage in Christian conferencing, to make decisions for our church’s future, to affirm our global connection, to worship and to celebrate God’s faithfulness.
We celebrated the success of our Imagine No Malaria initiative, which seeks to raise $75 million in the fight against malaria, a disease that takes the life of a child in Africa every two minutes. We celebrated our ecumenical partnerships as we move in to full Communion with the Uniting Church in Sweden and toward full Communion with the Moravian church. We celebrated our heritage: the 250th anniversary of our oldest church, John Street United Methodist Church, the 200th anniversary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the 150th anniversary of United Methodist Women, the 25th anniversary of Africa University and others.
We continued in our acts of repentance with a presentation from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes about the Methodist involvement in the 1864 Sand Creek massacre. We shared in the consecration of deaconesses and home missioners and the commissioning of missionaries. We moved toward a global Book of Discipline and global Social Principles. We voted to add five new bishops in Africa after 2020, and approved a church wide study on our ecclesiology.
The Episcopal address set the tone for the event, focusing on humility and lifting up our accomplishments. We heard from our laity an invitation to members to be more involved in making disciples and getting involved in ministries to bring the love of Christ to others. We heard our young people say they “are engaged in Christ’s journey with energy and love.” We also heard them say clearly that they do not want a divided church and urged us to "be in unity even if we do not have unanimity." They give us hope for our future.
The body had difficult and challenging work before it as we acknowledged our differences over human sexuality. Amidst those differences, the delegates affirmed they want their bishops to lead and we found ourselves with an opportunity for a holy moment. We spoke candidly about what divides us and what our church might look like in the future if we dared to consider new possibilities. We offered a way forward, postponing decisions about sexuality matters and committing to having a different kind of global conversation that allows all voices to be heard.
Our differences do not keep us from being the body of Christ. They do not keep us from doing good in the world. They do not keep us from making a difference – and so we set forth bold new goals: to make a million new disciples of Jesus Christ; to engage 3 million new people to make a difference in the world; to transform 400 communities for vital abundant living; to reach a million children with lifesaving health interventions; and to double the number of vital congregations.
Most importantly, we affirmed our commitment to stay united. We proved that we are more than debates and divisions, more than rules and resolutions. We stood together as the body of Christ. As we reflect on our time in Portland, our prayer is for unity in the church for the advancement of our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
As John Wesley reminded us, “Best of all, God is with us.”
Signed on behalf of the Council of Bishops,
Bishop Bruce R. Ough, president of the Council”
Washington, D.C.: Reviving a tradition that is more than 200 years old, the United Methodist Council of Bishops sent this letter today to the people of The United Methodist Church following the 2016 General Conference, held in Portland, Oregon, May 10-20. The letter reads as follows:
“To the people of The United Methodist Church:
The Council of Bishops brings you greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has called us to be servant leaders of the church. In 1812, Bishop Francis Asbury, Bishop William McKendree and General Conference Secretary Daniel Hitt sent the first letter to churches following General Conference. This letter seeks to revive that tradition. Many bishops will also be communicating individually with their own areas.
Hundreds of lay and clergy delegates from around the world gathered in Portland, Oregon, along with bishops and pastors, church members and staff, volunteers and visitors, to engage in Christian conferencing, to make decisions for our church’s future, to affirm our global connection, to worship and to celebrate God’s faithfulness.
We celebrated the success of our Imagine No Malaria initiative, which seeks to raise $75 million in the fight against malaria, a disease that takes the life of a child in Africa every two minutes. We celebrated our ecumenical partnerships as we move in to full Communion with the Uniting Church in Sweden and toward full Communion with the Moravian church. We celebrated our heritage: the 250th anniversary of our oldest church, John Street United Methodist Church, the 200th anniversary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the 150th anniversary of United Methodist Women, the 25th anniversary of Africa University and others.
We continued in our acts of repentance with a presentation from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes about the Methodist involvement in the 1864 Sand Creek massacre. We shared in the consecration of deaconesses and home missioners and the commissioning of missionaries. We moved toward a global Book of Discipline and global Social Principles. We voted to add five new bishops in Africa after 2020, and approved a church wide study on our ecclesiology.
The Episcopal address set the tone for the event, focusing on humility and lifting up our accomplishments. We heard from our laity an invitation to members to be more involved in making disciples and getting involved in ministries to bring the love of Christ to others. We heard our young people say they “are engaged in Christ’s journey with energy and love.” We also heard them say clearly that they do not want a divided church and urged us to "be in unity even if we do not have unanimity." They give us hope for our future.
The body had difficult and challenging work before it as we acknowledged our differences over human sexuality. Amidst those differences, the delegates affirmed they want their bishops to lead and we found ourselves with an opportunity for a holy moment. We spoke candidly about what divides us and what our church might look like in the future if we dared to consider new possibilities. We offered a way forward, postponing decisions about sexuality matters and committing to having a different kind of global conversation that allows all voices to be heard.
Our differences do not keep us from being the body of Christ. They do not keep us from doing good in the world. They do not keep us from making a difference – and so we set forth bold new goals: to make a million new disciples of Jesus Christ; to engage 3 million new people to make a difference in the world; to transform 400 communities for vital abundant living; to reach a million children with lifesaving health interventions; and to double the number of vital congregations.
Most importantly, we affirmed our commitment to stay united. We proved that we are more than debates and divisions, more than rules and resolutions. We stood together as the body of Christ. As we reflect on our time in Portland, our prayer is for unity in the church for the advancement of our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
As John Wesley reminded us, “Best of all, God is with us.”
Signed on behalf of the Council of Bishops,
Bishop Bruce R. Ough, president of the Council”
Cowden Fire Protection District and EMS (Cowden, IL) Fundraiser May 28, 2016 Equipment Purchase Goal
Saturday 5/28/2016 from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Donations only (no prepaid ticket necessary)
MENU = Pancakes, Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy, milk, orange juice, coffee
all donations will be going for the purchase of new equipment needed to set up
a rescue vehicle
Social Media Link is here => https://www.facebook.com/CowdenFPD/
Donations only (no prepaid ticket necessary)
MENU = Pancakes, Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy, milk, orange juice, coffee
all donations will be going for the purchase of new equipment needed to set up
a rescue vehicle
Social Media Link is here => https://www.facebook.com/CowdenFPD/
Friday, May 20, 2016
Who was Worship leader on May 20 at General Conference Opening Worship?
Bishop Elaine J. W. Stanovsky
God is at work in the world through disciples of Jesus Christ who gather in our churches.
Across four states 400 United Methodist Churches in the Mountain Sky Area are outposts of God’s love and grace. They are large, tiny; urban, rural, suburban very old and some brand new. People worship God in our churches in more than 7 languages.
Churches are planted to bear fruit of God’s spirit in the lives of all God’s people: peace, joy, hope, justice, forgiveness. If we are living as faithful disciples, lives should be changed, blessed, saved: young people, immigrants, prisoners, people returning from war, people without homes, people who suffer with mental illness or addiction, or who turn to violence to address problems.
How do our churches cultivate God’s mission in their communities and around the world? Our spiritual challenge in this time is to listen to God and to follow God in mission to the world. My job, as bishop of the Mountain Sky Area, is to lead the people in the church back into the world, where God is at work blessing and changing and nurturing life.
As the mountains meet the sky in the Mountain Sky Area, our churches are places where people meet God and engage in God’s mission to the world.
We are blessed by God to be a blessing for others.
Across four states 400 United Methodist Churches in the Mountain Sky Area are outposts of God’s love and grace. They are large, tiny; urban, rural, suburban very old and some brand new. People worship God in our churches in more than 7 languages.
Churches are planted to bear fruit of God’s spirit in the lives of all God’s people: peace, joy, hope, justice, forgiveness. If we are living as faithful disciples, lives should be changed, blessed, saved: young people, immigrants, prisoners, people returning from war, people without homes, people who suffer with mental illness or addiction, or who turn to violence to address problems.
How do our churches cultivate God’s mission in their communities and around the world? Our spiritual challenge in this time is to listen to God and to follow God in mission to the world. My job, as bishop of the Mountain Sky Area, is to lead the people in the church back into the world, where God is at work blessing and changing and nurturing life.
As the mountains meet the sky in the Mountain Sky Area, our churches are places where people meet God and engage in God’s mission to the world.
We are blessed by God to be a blessing for others.
The Mountain Sky Area of The United Methodist Church
The Mountain Sky Area is made up of the Rocky Mountain Conference (www.rmcumc.org) and the Yellowstone Conference (www.yacumc.org). The Episcopal Area includes churches in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and two churches in Idaho.
Bicentennial celebration for American Bible Society (Philadelphia, PA) May 12, 2016
To commemorate its 200 th anniversary, American Bible Society hosted a celebration at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the evening of Thursday, May 12. Attended by global Bible Society partners, staff, and faithful financial partners this Bicentennial Gala celebrated two centuries of God's faithfulness and cast vision for American Bible Society's future ministry goals.
"We're not here to celebrate anything we've done, but rather something that God has done," said President & CEO of American Bible Society Roy Peterson.
The program highlighted and gave thanks for key figures and moments throughout the organization's history. "One of my greatest inspirations has been the first president of American Bible Society…Elias Boudinot," said Peterson, reaffirming Boudinot's founding vision for American Bible Society: "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea."
To see that prophetic vision from Habakkuk 2:14 fulfilled, American Bible Society is linking arms with domestic partners and global translation agencies as it begins a third century of Bible ministry. Peterson laid out three strategic pillars that will guide the efforts of American Bible Society during the next decade:
And as American Bible Society works towards these ambitious goals in a new century, Peterson says that nothing is possible without the entire Body of Christ, "We must work together…Let us commit ourselves anew to do our part."
http://news.americanbible.org/blog/entry/corporate-blog/american-bible-society-begins-a-third-century-of-ministry?utm_source=corporate_site&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=bible_blog
"We're not here to celebrate anything we've done, but rather something that God has done," said President & CEO of American Bible Society Roy Peterson.
The program highlighted and gave thanks for key figures and moments throughout the organization's history. "One of my greatest inspirations has been the first president of American Bible Society…Elias Boudinot," said Peterson, reaffirming Boudinot's founding vision for American Bible Society: "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea."
To see that prophetic vision from Habakkuk 2:14 fulfilled, American Bible Society is linking arms with domestic partners and global translation agencies as it begins a third century of Bible ministry. Peterson laid out three strategic pillars that will guide the efforts of American Bible Society during the next decade:
1. Transforming America
"We must seize this moment to help America reconnect with its biblical heritage while boldly charting a new future of Bible influence and hope," said Peterson. American Bible Society aims to see 100 million Americans actively engaging with God's Word by the year 2025.2. Trauma Healing
Peterson also championed American Bible Society's worldwide trauma healing ministry. "We are focusing the message of the Gospel for the millions of people in our world who have been traumatized by war, genocide and terror," said Peterson. "God's Word must be opened for the wounded heart."3. Translation
And regarding Bible translation efforts, Peterson said, "We see a first-in-human-history opportunity…to translate Scriptures for the more than 1,700 languages of Bible-less people." Within a larger translation movement called illumiNations, American Bible Society is seeking to open 100 percent of the world's living languages to Scripture engagement by the year 2025.And as American Bible Society works towards these ambitious goals in a new century, Peterson says that nothing is possible without the entire Body of Christ, "We must work together…Let us commit ourselves anew to do our part."
http://news.americanbible.org/blog/entry/corporate-blog/american-bible-society-begins-a-third-century-of-ministry?utm_source=corporate_site&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=bible_blog
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
An important American author - novelist
May 24 -- Happy Birthday to Michael Chabon, born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1963)!
He published his first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988), when he was just 25. It was his master’s thesis at the University of California-Irvine and his professor sent it to a literary agent without telling him. Chabon got a big advance and the book was a surprise best-seller. As a young writer, he read a lot of John Updike, Philip Roth, and Jorge Luis Borges. He said, “I just copied the writers whose voices I was responding to, and I think that’s probably the best way to learn.”Michael Chabon is the author of Wonder Boys (1995), The Yiddish Policeman’s Union (2007), and Telegraph Avenue (2012). He won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (2000), an epic historical novel that spans 16 years in the lives of two Jewish cousins who create a popular comic book series in the 1940s. His newest book, Moonglow, will be published in the fall of 2016.
Chabon writes from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. every day, Sunday through Thursday, at least 1000 words a day. About writing, he says, “There have been plenty of self-destructive rebel-angel novelists over the years, but writing is about getting your work done every day. If you want to write novels, they take a long time, and they’re big, and they have a lot of words in them. The best environment, at least for me, is a very stable, structured kind of life.”
from Writer's Almanac (http://writersalmanac.org/ American Public Media, Garrison Keillor)
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Strawberries, blackberries, blueberries -- Season for U-Pick begins May 18, 2016
Just Berries, near Stewardson, IL (founded in 2006) -- 233 N 2900 Road -- call for further information
telephone 217 - 343 - 8348
Mondays - Fridays 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturdays 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sundays 1 - 7 p.m. only
http://www.justberries.org/index.html
Information on Varieties (new for 2016 is "Flavorfest")
Monday, May 16, 2016
Blessing of the Bikes - May 27
The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. welcomes members of Rolling Thunder at the beginning of Memorial Day weekend for special programs that include a “Blessing of the Bikes,” special tours, and prayers for those who have not come home from war.
http://cathedral.org/#0
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Early Easter -- early date for Pentecost -- how will this range over next five years?
For 2016 -- Easter fell on March 27, Pentecost therefore falls on May 15;
For 2017 - the date for Protestants for Easter will be April 16 and Pentecost will be June 4;
For 2018 - April 1 (Easter) and May 20 (Pentecost);
For 2019 - April 21 (Easter) and June 9 (Pentecost);
For 2020 - April 12 (Easter) and May 31 (Pentecost).
For 2017 - the date for Protestants for Easter will be April 16 and Pentecost will be June 4;
For 2018 - April 1 (Easter) and May 20 (Pentecost);
For 2019 - April 21 (Easter) and June 9 (Pentecost);
For 2020 - April 12 (Easter) and May 31 (Pentecost).
When is Pentecost (Feast of Weeks) - Shavuot - in Western Calendar? Hebrew Calendar website
| Shavuot | -, 2016 Sunday‑M | Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai |
68 years ago - Historic Anniversary of Founding of modern state of Israel
ON THIS DAY
On May 14, 1948, the independent state
of Israel was proclaimed
as British rule in Palestine
came to an end.
of Israel was proclaimed
as British rule in Palestine
came to an end.
Friday, May 13, 2016
Who is preaching at the Plenary Opening Worship May 13, 2016 - General Conference, UMC?
Bishop Sally J. Dyck, ordained as a United Methodist clergywoman in 1981, was consecrated a bishop in 2004 and assigned to lead the Minnesota Area. She was reassigned for another quadrennium in 2008. In 2012, she was assigned to the Chicago Episcopal Area comprising the Northern Illinois Conference.
Her leadership priorities are based on the Great Commandment and the Great Commission: to guide people to love God with their whole selves, to daily practice spiritual disciplines and to share God's love with those who do not know God. She has devised a "spiritual pyramid," based on the FDA food pyramid, which illustrates the spiritual practices that build healthy people of faith.
Before coming to Minnesota, Bishop Dyck served as a pastor and a district superintendent in the East Ohio Conference. She received theological training from Boston University School of Theology (Master of Divinity, 1978), University of Geneva/World Council of Churches (graduate certificate, 1978), and United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio (Doctor of Ministry, Black Church Studies, 1989). She has been married to the Rev. Kenneth Ehrman, a United Methodist elder, since 1976. The two have traveled the globe together by plane and bicycle and on foot.
www.umc.org/ online pastoral record and accomplishments
Bishop Sally Dyck
Before coming to Minnesota, Bishop Dyck served as a pastor and a district superintendent in the East Ohio Conference. She received theological training from Boston University School of Theology (Master of Divinity, 1978), University of Geneva/World Council of Churches (graduate certificate, 1978), and United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio (Doctor of Ministry, Black Church Studies, 1989). She has been married to the Rev. Kenneth Ehrman, a United Methodist elder, since 1976. The two have traveled the globe together by plane and bicycle and on foot.
www.umc.org/ online pastoral record and accomplishments
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Her birthday is International Nurse's Day (May 12)
from Writer's Almanac (American Public Media - Garrison Keillor):
May 12 is the birthday of Florence Nightingale (1820), the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale was born to a wealthy English family in Florence, Italy, and raised in London. Her father believed girls should be educated, which was unusual for the time, and tutored Nightingale in Latin, Greek, philosophy, and mathematics. Later in life, she became an excellent statistician, inventing the pie chart as a way to explain the spread of contagious disease.
Her parents forbade her to enter nursing, which was considered a working-class occupation. Her mother wanted her to marry, but Nightingale refused. She wrote to a friend, “God called me in the morning and asked me would I do good for him alone without reputation.” In 1850, she visited the Lutheran religious community at Kaiserswerth-am-Rhein in Germany, where she observed the deaconesses caring for the deprived and ill. She took four months of medical training there, the foundation for her future as a nurse.
Returning to London, she took a position at the Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen. Her father, resigned, supported her financially. Her mother wrote to a friend, “I do not expect that love passages will be frequent in her life.” Indeed, Nightingale did have suitors, and one in particular for nine years, but she broke it off, thinking it would interfere with her vocation.
During the Crimean War, British citizens were outraged to learn their wounded soldiers were being treated poorly. In October of 1854, Nightingale gathered 38 volunteer nurses and 15 Catholic nuns and traveled to the Ottoman Empire. They were horrified to find that the British hospital sat over a large cesspool, which had contaminated the water. Water was being rationed, rodents roamed in large numbers, medicine was scarce, and hygienic practices were nil. Nightingale established a laundry, kitchen, classroom, even a library, and instituted hand-washing procedures for everyone. During her war service, she reduced the death rate from 42 percent to 2 percent, mostly by introducing sanitary reforms, which helped control the spread of infection. She advocated for personal care for patients, roaming the hallways at night with a lantern, chatting with the wounded. She became known as the “Lady with the Lamp,” and the Times of London said of her, “She is a ‘ministering angel,’ without any exaggeration in these hospitals, and as her slender form glides quietly along each corridor, every poor fellow’s face softens with gratitude at the sight of her.”
After the war, Nightingale was treated like a hero for her efforts, though she generally spurned the attention, saying: “They (patients) don’t want you to be lachrymose and whining with them, they like you to be fresh and active and interested. [...] A sick person does so enjoy hearing good news.”
When she returned to London, she established the Nightingale Training School to train nurses. It is now called the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery and is part of King’s College, London.
Her book Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is not (1859) was one of the first texts on the nursing practice and even sold well to the public. It’s still considered a cornerstone of the nursing curriculum and includes advice and practice on procedures such as the cleanliness of rooms, observation of the sick, and ventilation and warming. Her ideas on patient room design have influenced hospital architecture this day. She said, “I have seen [...] the most acute suffering produced from the patient not being able to see out of the window and the knots of the wood being the only view.”
Nightingale’s birthday is International Nurses Day, a celebration that marks the contributions of nurses to society. It’s been celebrated by the International Council of Nurses since 1965. Australia chooses a Nurse of the Year. In China, nurses recite the Florence Nightingale Pledge, a modified version of the Hippocratic oath, created in 1893. It reads, in part: “May my life be devoted to service and to the high ideals of the nursing profession.” In the U.K., during a service at Westminster Abbey, a symbolic lamp is taken from the Nurses’ Chapel in the Abbey and handed from one nurse to another, then to the Dean, who places it on the High Altar. The lamp symbolizes Nightingale’s lantern, which is now on display in the Florence Nightingale Museum in London, along her with stuffed pet owl, her letters, and her nursing uniform.
Florence Nightingale said, “Women should have the true nurse calling, the good of the sick first, the second only the consideration of what is their ‘place’ to do — and that women who want for a housemaid to do this or the charwomen to do that, when the patient is suffering, have not the making of a nurse in them.”
May 12 is the birthday of Florence Nightingale (1820), the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale was born to a wealthy English family in Florence, Italy, and raised in London. Her father believed girls should be educated, which was unusual for the time, and tutored Nightingale in Latin, Greek, philosophy, and mathematics. Later in life, she became an excellent statistician, inventing the pie chart as a way to explain the spread of contagious disease.
Her parents forbade her to enter nursing, which was considered a working-class occupation. Her mother wanted her to marry, but Nightingale refused. She wrote to a friend, “God called me in the morning and asked me would I do good for him alone without reputation.” In 1850, she visited the Lutheran religious community at Kaiserswerth-am-Rhein in Germany, where she observed the deaconesses caring for the deprived and ill. She took four months of medical training there, the foundation for her future as a nurse.
Returning to London, she took a position at the Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen. Her father, resigned, supported her financially. Her mother wrote to a friend, “I do not expect that love passages will be frequent in her life.” Indeed, Nightingale did have suitors, and one in particular for nine years, but she broke it off, thinking it would interfere with her vocation.
During the Crimean War, British citizens were outraged to learn their wounded soldiers were being treated poorly. In October of 1854, Nightingale gathered 38 volunteer nurses and 15 Catholic nuns and traveled to the Ottoman Empire. They were horrified to find that the British hospital sat over a large cesspool, which had contaminated the water. Water was being rationed, rodents roamed in large numbers, medicine was scarce, and hygienic practices were nil. Nightingale established a laundry, kitchen, classroom, even a library, and instituted hand-washing procedures for everyone. During her war service, she reduced the death rate from 42 percent to 2 percent, mostly by introducing sanitary reforms, which helped control the spread of infection. She advocated for personal care for patients, roaming the hallways at night with a lantern, chatting with the wounded. She became known as the “Lady with the Lamp,” and the Times of London said of her, “She is a ‘ministering angel,’ without any exaggeration in these hospitals, and as her slender form glides quietly along each corridor, every poor fellow’s face softens with gratitude at the sight of her.”
After the war, Nightingale was treated like a hero for her efforts, though she generally spurned the attention, saying: “They (patients) don’t want you to be lachrymose and whining with them, they like you to be fresh and active and interested. [...] A sick person does so enjoy hearing good news.”
When she returned to London, she established the Nightingale Training School to train nurses. It is now called the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery and is part of King’s College, London.
Her book Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is not (1859) was one of the first texts on the nursing practice and even sold well to the public. It’s still considered a cornerstone of the nursing curriculum and includes advice and practice on procedures such as the cleanliness of rooms, observation of the sick, and ventilation and warming. Her ideas on patient room design have influenced hospital architecture this day. She said, “I have seen [...] the most acute suffering produced from the patient not being able to see out of the window and the knots of the wood being the only view.”
Nightingale’s birthday is International Nurses Day, a celebration that marks the contributions of nurses to society. It’s been celebrated by the International Council of Nurses since 1965. Australia chooses a Nurse of the Year. In China, nurses recite the Florence Nightingale Pledge, a modified version of the Hippocratic oath, created in 1893. It reads, in part: “May my life be devoted to service and to the high ideals of the nursing profession.” In the U.K., during a service at Westminster Abbey, a symbolic lamp is taken from the Nurses’ Chapel in the Abbey and handed from one nurse to another, then to the Dean, who places it on the High Altar. The lamp symbolizes Nightingale’s lantern, which is now on display in the Florence Nightingale Museum in London, along her with stuffed pet owl, her letters, and her nursing uniform.
Florence Nightingale said, “Women should have the true nurse calling, the good of the sick first, the second only the consideration of what is their ‘place’ to do — and that women who want for a housemaid to do this or the charwomen to do that, when the patient is suffering, have not the making of a nurse in them.”
Live Stream (May 14, 2016) : Portland Oregon General Conference session
http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/general-conference-2016-live-video-stream-english
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
General Conference Worship - first day - May 10, 2016 - Live Video Stream in English
from website of The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts :
GC Worship Live Stream
First Service:
Opening Worship
5 p.m. ET, Tuesday, May 10, 2016
http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/general-conference-2016-live-video-stream-english
GC Worship Live Stream
First Service:
Opening Worship
5 p.m. ET, Tuesday, May 10, 2016
http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/general-conference-2016-live-video-stream-english
May 9 and May 12, 1739 -- the New Room at Bristol, United Kingdom
from Chapel's web posted description =
John Wesley came to Bristol in 1739 at the invitation of George Whitefield, who asked him to take over his work of preaching to the open air crowds which he had gathered. Wesley preached his first open air sermon in this country on April 2nd in a Brickfield in St. Philip’s Marsh and continued this work later at Hanham Mount and several other places. Religious Societies in Bristol then increased in size, and on May 9th Wesley bought the land and on May 12th laid the foundation stone of what he called "our New Room in the Horsefair", which was built as a place to expound the Scriptures to the Societies. It is thus the first Methodist building in the world.
When the Societies were united here, they became the first Society fully under Wesley’s control. In 1742 it became the first Society to be divided into Classes with Leaders. In 1748 the building was enlarged and to some extent reconstructed.
http://www.newroombristol.org.uk/History
John Wesley came to Bristol in 1739 at the invitation of George Whitefield, who asked him to take over his work of preaching to the open air crowds which he had gathered. Wesley preached his first open air sermon in this country on April 2nd in a Brickfield in St. Philip’s Marsh and continued this work later at Hanham Mount and several other places. Religious Societies in Bristol then increased in size, and on May 9th Wesley bought the land and on May 12th laid the foundation stone of what he called "our New Room in the Horsefair", which was built as a place to expound the Scriptures to the Societies. It is thus the first Methodist building in the world.
When the Societies were united here, they became the first Society fully under Wesley’s control. In 1742 it became the first Society to be divided into Classes with Leaders. In 1748 the building was enlarged and to some extent reconstructed.
http://www.newroombristol.org.uk/History
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Address on Christian Humanism and the Vatican Library at Rome -- May 10, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Plenary Address“The Vatican Library and Christian Humanism”
James Hankins, Harvard University
Introduced by Margaret Meserve, University of Notre Dame
*Generously sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies
http://nanovic.nd.edu/events/
McKenna Hall Auditorium, Campus of Notre Dame --
In 1451, Pope Nicholas V decreed that, “for the common convenience of the learned, we may have a library of all books both in Latin and Greek that is worthy of the dignity of the Pope and the Apostolic See.” Founded as humanism in Europe was on the ascent, the Vatican Library’s holdings were not (as many wrongly believe) primarily theological or ecclesiological in character. Rather, all manner of human knowledge and creativity found their place in the Popes’ Library. Indeed, the founder’s original intent has only been expanded: holdings are not limited to Latin and Greek works, but include a remarkable array of works from throughout the world and across time. While the Church, at times, has been caricatured as afraid of learning and research, the Vatican Library – as the prototypical research library – stands as a testament to the Church’s confidence in human reason illumined by faith.
The Vatican Library’s holdings today include approximately 180,000 manuscripts (of which 100,000 are made up of archival materials), 9,000 incunabula, 150,000 prints, drawings, maps, and engravings, over 150,000 photographs, 300,000 coins and medals, and 1.6 million modern printed books. The manuscript collection is arguably the most important in the world, including such treasures as the Codex Vaticanus of the Bible, the Vatican Vergil, the Dante Urbinate, and other manuscripts which are the sources used to produce modern editions of thousands of other texts.
Perhaps more noteworthy than the quantity of materials held in the Vatican Library, or the scholarly value of its collection, is the fact that its holdings are remarkably unknown. Colloquially referred to as the “Attic of Civilization,” the Library holds enormous potential for researchers from widely divergent disciplines. It is the goal, therefore, of this conference, to quicken the utilization of the Vatican Library and to promote its value as a resource for scholarship and teaching, especially in fields related to medieval and renaissance studies.
http://vaticanlibrary.nd.edu/
James Hankins, Harvard University
Introduced by Margaret Meserve, University of Notre Dame
*Generously sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies
http://nanovic.nd.edu/events/
McKenna Hall Auditorium, Campus of Notre Dame --
In 1451, Pope Nicholas V decreed that, “for the common convenience of the learned, we may have a library of all books both in Latin and Greek that is worthy of the dignity of the Pope and the Apostolic See.” Founded as humanism in Europe was on the ascent, the Vatican Library’s holdings were not (as many wrongly believe) primarily theological or ecclesiological in character. Rather, all manner of human knowledge and creativity found their place in the Popes’ Library. Indeed, the founder’s original intent has only been expanded: holdings are not limited to Latin and Greek works, but include a remarkable array of works from throughout the world and across time. While the Church, at times, has been caricatured as afraid of learning and research, the Vatican Library – as the prototypical research library – stands as a testament to the Church’s confidence in human reason illumined by faith.
The Vatican Library’s holdings today include approximately 180,000 manuscripts (of which 100,000 are made up of archival materials), 9,000 incunabula, 150,000 prints, drawings, maps, and engravings, over 150,000 photographs, 300,000 coins and medals, and 1.6 million modern printed books. The manuscript collection is arguably the most important in the world, including such treasures as the Codex Vaticanus of the Bible, the Vatican Vergil, the Dante Urbinate, and other manuscripts which are the sources used to produce modern editions of thousands of other texts.
Perhaps more noteworthy than the quantity of materials held in the Vatican Library, or the scholarly value of its collection, is the fact that its holdings are remarkably unknown. Colloquially referred to as the “Attic of Civilization,” the Library holds enormous potential for researchers from widely divergent disciplines. It is the goal, therefore, of this conference, to quicken the utilization of the Vatican Library and to promote its value as a resource for scholarship and teaching, especially in fields related to medieval and renaissance studies.
http://vaticanlibrary.nd.edu/
Friday, May 6, 2016
Beecher City, IL 62414 -- Garage Sales -- Saturday May 7, 2016 morning and further hours
Annual Community Garage Sale -- Enjoy a variety of homes and causes -- on IL Highway Route 33, Effingham County, Illinois.
See you there!
See you there!
Living the Adventure -- Matt Henson, evangelist -- FUNDRAISER at Beecher City Park (near Pavilion and Kluthe Center)
Welcome to one part of the Beecher City, Illinois Spring Townwide - Community Garage Sale day ! Set up on tables and park furniture -- will be a select BOOK SALE ($1 apiece) for Kids, YA readers, Adults and collectors of books both hardback and paperback. A broad range of fiction and non-fiction, including history and humanities -- lots to select from -- strengths in religion and history and literature.
Stop by on Saturday May 7 all morning long -- welcome to all interested -- donations accepted for the Conference Evangelist Matt Henson of Mt. Vernon, IL who is planning 2016 mission trips to Haiti and Zimbabwe. For further information on this event, dial (217)-820-3061. Post at Gmail here = trs5678@gmail.com
Stop by on Saturday May 7 all morning long -- welcome to all interested -- donations accepted for the Conference Evangelist Matt Henson of Mt. Vernon, IL who is planning 2016 mission trips to Haiti and Zimbabwe. For further information on this event, dial (217)-820-3061. Post at Gmail here = trs5678
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
May 2016 - thanks to readers of this blog -- since Blog's first post, 100,000 pageviews // best day May 15 had 228 page views
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
World Press Freedom Day 2016
Every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.
Over 100 national celebrations take place each year to commemorate this Day. UNESCO leads the worldwide celebration by identifying the global thematic and organizing the main event in different parts of world every year.
http://en.unesco.org/world-press-freedom-day-2016
Over 100 national celebrations take place each year to commemorate this Day. UNESCO leads the worldwide celebration by identifying the global thematic and organizing the main event in different parts of world every year.
http://en.unesco.org/world-press-freedom-day-2016
Monday, May 2, 2016
Will annual Cancer Society fundraiser "Pennies for Patients" surpass $19,700? May 2016 goal
from NILES STAR community announcement section online:
Thursday, May 5
Pennies for Patients drive
6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Berrien County Cancer Service will host the 27th annual Pennies for Patients Day with the goal of surpassing last year’s total of $19,201.69. Those interested in donating to the cause can drop pennies off and enjoy a refreshment at the Berrien County Cancer Service, 7301 Red Arrow Highway, in Stevensville, MI. There will also be a Niles, MI location open on Main and Third St. from noon to 2 p.m. with cookies and punch.
Thursday, May 5
Pennies for Patients drive
6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Berrien County Cancer Service will host the 27th annual Pennies for Patients Day with the goal of surpassing last year’s total of $19,201.69. Those interested in donating to the cause can drop pennies off and enjoy a refreshment at the Berrien County Cancer Service, 7301 Red Arrow Highway, in Stevensville, MI. There will also be a Niles, MI location open on Main and Third St. from noon to 2 p.m. with cookies and punch.
Prayers for those persecuted for their faith -- Orthodox Holy Friday and Feast of the Resurrection - from POTUS
from WHITE HOUSE dot-gov Press Office:
Statement by the President on the Occasion of Orthodox Easter
Michelle and I extend our best wishes to members of the Orthodox Christian community here in America and around the world as they observe Holy Friday and the Feast of the Resurrection.
For Orthodox Christians, this is a time to remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, to rejoice in the victory of the Resurrection and to be transformed by the renewing of our minds in accordance with God's will.
We lift up in prayer the members of the Orthodox community who have been persecuted for their faith and subjected to unspeakable acts of violence, and we seek the release of those who have been kidnapped. We remember those who have been driven from their homelands and who have seen their religious institutions desecrated or destroyed. And we stand in solidarity with Orthodox Christians and people of all faiths, and pledge to continue our work to ensure that all people are able to live in peace, justice, and freedom.
During this season of hope, we remember that the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. We wish all who celebrate a blessed Easter.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/29/statement-president-occasion-orthodox-easter
For Orthodox Christians, this is a time to remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, to rejoice in the victory of the Resurrection and to be transformed by the renewing of our minds in accordance with God's will.
We lift up in prayer the members of the Orthodox community who have been persecuted for their faith and subjected to unspeakable acts of violence, and we seek the release of those who have been kidnapped. We remember those who have been driven from their homelands and who have seen their religious institutions desecrated or destroyed. And we stand in solidarity with Orthodox Christians and people of all faiths, and pledge to continue our work to ensure that all people are able to live in peace, justice, and freedom.
During this season of hope, we remember that the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. We wish all who celebrate a blessed Easter.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/29/statement-president-occasion-orthodox-easter
"Holy Fire" ceremony dates back 1,200 years (Orthodox Easter Ceremony in Jerusalem) - 2016
story from USA TODAY (online edition 5/2/2016):
Orthodox Easter Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
Protestants and Roman Catholics celebrated Easter in March, according to theGregorian calendar , to commemorate the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected more than 2,000 years ago. But Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate this week, following the older Julian calendar .
In Jerusalem, at theChurch of the Holy Sepulchre — built where Jesus was crucified and resurrected — priests entered a small chamber marking his tomb and emerged with “holy fire.” In a ceremony that dates back at least 1,200 years, they shared the flames with the faithful who used candles to pass it from person to person until the light filled the streets outside.
Worshipers, some carrying crosses, walked the 14 stations of the cross, along streets lined with hundreds ofIsraeli security forces deployed to regulate the flow of people, according to the Daily Mail.
Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem also handed the flame to delegations who took it to Orthodox churches around the world. A Greek delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Amanatidis , took it to Athens Saturday, and from there to more than a dozen locations around the country, according to Greek news outlet Kathimerini .
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/01/orthodox-easter-spreads-holy-fire-around-world/83789138/
Protestants and Roman Catholics celebrated Easter in March, according to the
In Jerusalem, at the
Worshipers, some carrying crosses, walked the 14 stations of the cross, along streets lined with hundreds of
May "Comic Convention" - Niles, Michigan District Library will host one in 206
3rd Annual Niles District Library Comic Con - Saturday, May 14,
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Join us all day for one of our biggest and most
exciting events, The Niles District Library Comic Con! NDL Comic Con is a fun,
free to attend event for the whole family to enjoy. Throughout the day, we will
have a number of vendors and private collectors selling comics and
collectibles. There will also be cartoonists, comic writers, illustrators and
creators, authors, 3D artists, film producers, sound producers. If you get
tired of walking around seeing all the cool things we will have, there will be
movies, video games, RPGs, and table top game stations for you to enjoy while
you relax for a bit. We will have lots of cool prizes to give away, plus a
cosplay contest, video game tournaments, panels, and so much more!
See more at:
Niles District Library | marketing@nileslibrary.com | www.nileslibrary.com
620 E. Main St. Niles, MI 49120 | (269) 683-8545
620 E. Main St. Niles, MI 49120 | (269) 683-8545
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